Poles don't know how to celebrate the Polish Independence Day?

Ah I see.

So the Irish at least have the feeble excuse of a national holiday but Britons don't even need one - they just do it anyway?

Fair enough.

: )


To be clear - they do:

will all shops and markets be closed tomorrow?

u might find a small shop open somewhere. try zabka

Yes. Some Zabkas will and some won't (at least that's how it was in my neighbourhood last Easter) - petrol stations should be open, and if I remember, shops in Upper Silesia are usually a bit more liberal about opening

go on streets and demand freedom for Racowie. Pressure you government until they annul Kosovo recognition

Slava!

Merged: Polish Independence Day

This is my third year of being here for Polish Independence Day. The last two have sucks huge balls and were about as much fun as church on a wet sunday. So this year I said fck it I'm gonna organise a party for my Polish buddies to celebrate some of the things that make Poland cool.

I'm thinkin a peirogi making and eating contest,
some of that mad mountain dancing stuff. Many bottles of vodka. Discopolo (it's shít but just for the laugh)

Any suggestions?

this is great idea... can i come? :)

I have some nice homemade Wiśniówka can i come as well

bimbur? hell yes!

ditch the discopolo and go for some polish metal/hard rock or even punk :)

youtu.be/e8T-rrIjEEA

yea might burst out some Behemoth as the night goes on :P

For most people here it is just what it is: a public holiday, and this year the chance to have a long weekend. A good sign :)

Smurf has a point. It's pretty lame here. Not like it is in America. Maybe many Poles don't yet feel independent ;)

Why should we compare to America? How about Scotland and other countries in Europe? :):):)

Um, Scotland isn't independent. Why not compare??

Truly European, lol

I am looking forward to some time off to catch up with stuff, or just relax. Why celebrate that day if we are bombarded with the politic on regular basis. I just want to relax. So do many Poles. Some people go away to have a longer weekend.

Guys and females, don`t be silly. Polish Independence Day will never match American day. We celebrate it on 11 November, while US on 4 July. Are you intelligent enough to see the difference?

Every serious celebration of Polish independence must start with the Polish honor to the Serbians whose deeds contributed to the liberation of Poland. If we speak of modern Polish state (that was consolidated after WWI), on the first place, Serbian Gavrilo Princip must be mentioned.

Why? Just because we don't gobble up as many burgers and hot dogs as them on that day, ;) LOL. To each their own. Yanks like to compare, we don't. Are the firework displays a measuring stick to go by?

Not to mention the price paid in lives for that independance. In the UK it's rememberance time when the UK mourns the lives that were lost in WW1 (and from other wars). Google.co.uk has a single poppy on the main page. I can't help but think that Poland's celebration is dampend by the same thought. But tell me if I'm wrong on that.

wow, is the OP of the thread entitled - 'boo hoo, Poles are not celebrating like we do back home, how miserable!"

Newsflash, every country has their own set of traditions and customs and not everyone wants to ape American customs. Your Polish friends should have called you out on your America-centrism.

Newsflash yourself

I'm not a Yank! :P


well duh.

We go out on New Years Eve to watch fireworks and it's usually below freezing. Can't Poles go out on Nov 11 and watch a few firework displays?

Local councils don't seem to want to fund it.

You don`t know how to celebrate, my sisters and brothers? Is it so?

I will tell you. When masses are gathered to celebrate independence of Poland here is what must be said: ``Our Jagilonian Kings and our venerable ancestors did good when they were loyal to old core of Sarmatia, they did good when they made possible survival of Serbians. Later, by their constant resistance and struggle, Serbs made possible that Poland regain its independence.``

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Here is video that must bee seen by every living person that consider itself to be Polish and of Polish blood >

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Price of freedom - Serbia in World War One
youtube.com/watch?v=oU8n8CrtpHQ

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Thru centuries, from most numerous Slavs, scattered in shadow of itself, Serbians are reduced in number but, they still stand and giving example! Living old core of Sarmatia. Guardians of the gates.